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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-order-2026/article-4",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111065204",
  "legislation_title": "The Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-order-2026",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In article 2(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) after the definition of “absent voter” insert—\n““absent voting application” means an application (including a partially completed application) under article 8, 9, 10 or 11,”,\n(b) after the definition of “local authority” insert—\n““maximum period” means the period specified in article 8(1A)(a) or article 11(4B)(a),”.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065204/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:27:59.798204+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}